Photo Resources

Host Broadcaster for COP-10

Host NHK International, Inc. (NHKI) has been appointed as Host Broadcaster for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. NHKI will manage the International Media Centre (IMC), as well as the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC).

Media participation at CBD meetings is subject to accreditation by the CBD Secretariat. Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press-print media, photo, radio, TV, film and new agencies who fully meet UN media accreditation requirements. Accreditation will be granted upon presentation of valid press credentials including each of the following:

Letter of assignment on official letterhead of a media organization signed by the Publisher/Assignment Editor, Editor-in-chief or Bureau Chief, specifying the name and functional title of the journalist. Unsigned letters or e-mails will not be accepted;

Photocopy of a valid press card/work pass; and

Photocopy of passport/national ID card.

To avoid delays upon arrival, please submit the form Media Accreditation Form together with the documents listed above to:

It is also possible to register on-site. Note that double accreditation is not allowed (e.g. as press and delegate, or as press and NGO).

Press passes can be picked up at the registration counter upon presentation of two forms of photo ID (passport, official national press pass, driver’s license, work ID, etc.) or of a photo press pass from the United Nations in New York, Paris, Geneva, Vienna, or Nairobi.

Please note that journalists accredited to cover the meetings should make their own travel and hotel bookings.

For press releases and other information, please contact:

Mr. David AinsworthInformation Officer Focal Point for the International Year of Biodiversity Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity World Trade Centre 413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9 Canada Tel: +1-514-287-7025 Fax: +1-514-288-6588 E-mail: david.ainsworth@cbd.int

Press Conferences at COP 10

The information is also available on the Grand Reserva system

Press Conferences and Briefings are held in the International Conference Room (Room 3f) in Building 3.

Exceptionally, on 25 and 26 October, Press Conferences and Briefings will be held in the Government of Japan Press Briefing Room, room 224B in the International Media Centre.

Press conference rooms are equipped with:

Interpretation equipment. Briefings by the SCBD and the Government of Japan will include Japanese/English Interpretation. The availability of this for other briefings varies.

Platforms for still and video cameras

media boxes

head table and floor microphones

Information on individual briefings/conferences, including media advisories is the responsibility of the organisers. Subject to receipt of materials, SCBD will make advisories and background material for the briefings/conferences available to accredited journalists via email, and flyers will be available in the International Media Centre (IMC).